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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-06

-Teacher-'B oys, Watt Tyler was
killed at Smithfield. First Bad Boy
''Knox, the halter, sir"
There are some things we can not
account for by simple rule of three
For instance, the compass has four
points; yet pair of compasses has only
two.
An Eastern exchange is authority
for the story that a tree grows in South
America called the corset tree. Well,
there's no arm about that, is there?-
Cleveland Sun.
-"What will she say when I ask her
to have me!' MARBLES poet. If that
poet really wants to know what our
honest opinion is, we think that unless
he is several degrees better than his
poetry she will say: Gratis. ''-New
Haven NeaOs.
Guard No Al, 144 Qate professor of
elocution, and speaking very distinct
ly)-"Chatham Square! Change cars
here for Brooklyn Bridge and City
Hall! This train for South Ferryn' In.
telligent Passenger-''Does this train GO
to City HallP" ck
Visitor (to Flossie)-And how is
the baby to-day, Flossie?" Flossie-
mamma thinks he is little better"
Visitor-''Then he is not much better?"
Flossie-'No. ma am. He couldn't be
very much better, you know, because
he is such little bit of baby."-M
Y. Sun.
Johnny, here you are at breakfast
and your face unwashed," said his
mother. 81 know it, ma. l saw the
little things that live in water through
pas microscope last evening, and l
amt agoin to have them crawl over my
face with their funny little legs."-M
Y. Ledger.
Omaha Mamma-''You must not
contradict me, Dot. When I say that
thing is so, you must not say that it
isn't" Little Dot-"Well, what you
said isn't so, anyhow" 'Now, that is
contradicting." ''Well, let's begin
over again, and I'll say it isn't so first"
Omaha World.
"A woman hurriedly stepped up to
the rear brakeman on Conductor Bene-
diets down train yesterday at the
Naugatuck station with the remark:
els this the right train?" ''Where
top said the brakeman politely.
"Where do you supposed" she an
swered. snappishly, and such travellers
are not alone either.
The Kings of Europe, it is said,
are obliged by court etiquette to hug
and kiss each other when they meet in
time of peace. We shall decline the
appointment of King in the old coun-
try until the Queens are included in
this category, and all the other thrones
are occupied by females under thirty
fve.-Drakes' Travellers Magazine.
Bobby was at neighbours, and in
response to a piece of bread and but
ter, had politely said; "Thank you.'
"That's right, Bobby" said the lady.
81 like to hear little boys say thank
you " Eyes, ma told me to say that
if you give me any thing to eat, even
if it wasn't nothing but bread an but
ter; but if you want to hear me to say
it again you've either got to put jam
on it or give me some cake. Louis
0itIe Coatrier-JourndI
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Not a Very Great Player.

A well-known Bos ton organist once
went to a distant city to give an organ
concert in a new church. The organ
blower was a stout old colored man,
who evidently felt all the Importance Of
his own share of the proceeding.
He confded to me; says the gentle
man who tells the incident, fear that
he might not be able to.give the great
player wind enough, and | encouraged
him as well as 1 could. When the
concert was over he approached me
and asked: sis dat Mr.. W for
trae?"
Yes" 1 replied.
..Hump! 1t don't seem ter me dat
he's SIGH great player like dey makes
out
"Why not?'
''Well. sab. he doan't use no mo-
wind dan de gemmen what plays heal
ebry Sunday. - Ktth's Competition,
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boys, blessing the little critter with
every swallow | took.
'.Then she looked after my wound
and when felt little better, she ran
as fast as she could go for the am
bulance, and bless your hearts, boys,
that gal never left me till was safe in
camp.
.'She was the daughter of the regi-
ment, and never day has passed over
my head when / have said my prayers,
that haven't asked the Lord to bless
her.
"TIis gal looks more like her than
any gal I've ever seen since, and what
do you say, boys, to-letting her sell
her papers, and-letting her come here
to school, and-taking little care on
her, and helping her out if she gets
into trouble? Seems to me you amt
got no call to make war on that help
less gall
Then Short Jack tossed his poor lit
tie skull-cap to the ceiling, and the
boys set up three lusty cheers for the
teacher, and three more for Mag, and
the business was settled.
The girl arose, and going over to the
old soldier, said, simply: He told me
true. You are a good man, and I'm
much obliged to you. I'll come to
school tomorrow night" Then, halt
ing a second as she passed Short Jack,
she said: you've been good to me,
and I'm sorry made your ear ache,
but | owed you debt and had to
pay it."
Without another word the girl
opened the door and passed down the
rickety old stairs, out into the wet,
chilly night-a child, alone, unprotect-
ed, cold and friendless
"Say, boss, you brought the briny
to my eyes spell ago." said Hockey
Post, as the excitement of the girls
sudden disappearance had subsidized.
And | never came so nigh to blub-
bering in my life," said Short Jack.
Away over in the dark of the farthest
corner stood Blue Tim, his battered old
hat over his eyes, and for the first time
the boys forgot to laugh at him.
Eleanor Kirke, IN Youths Companion.
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Walking Costume for Sum- suit Individual fig
mer in Full Check Goods. ures and tastes.
Mousseline de laine is another popular
fabric. These goods are revival of the
regular oldfashionsd challies, and show
gay little flower blooms and sprays on
light grounds. Combined with plain
surah or made up with simple
self-trimmings, they make pretty
and in expensive dresses for summer
afternoon wear. The bishop and also the
pulled and leg-o'mutton sleeve, appear
upon gowns made Of these and many other
light all-wool textiles. Blouse waists,
trinity belted, are to be very popular in
toilets of gauze, canvas, Grape, vailing,
India silk and lawn, and surplice folds
are again used upon the fronts of these
waists.
Among the diaphonous fabrics are flow
er-striped sicilliennes, alternating with a
plain stripe in satin or MORE. This ma
terial forms the underskirt and above is
draped a shepherdess tunic, with graceful
Louis Quatorze coat basque, this of the
gay Pompadour goods showing exquisitely
tinted pale -hued grounds strewn with live
ly blossoms and foliage matching those in
the stripe.
Among the tailor-make suits which are
to do duty, not only this season, but for
cool days all summer are those made of
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TEMPERANCE.
The BELL IS RINGING.

With lungs of fire and ribs of steel
Low-whispering valve and humming wheel
The iron horse the train is bringing.
Hear the loud scream and thunder stroke.
See showers of fame and clouds of smoke:
Look out, the warning bell is ringing.
Ye idle, gazing throngs, stand back,
There's danger on the smoking track,
And where the busy switch is swinging.
NOW all aboard" row Of again;
No drones can reach the moving train.
Look out, the danger-bel is ringing.
Take heed, the engine of reform
Hats not in sunshine nor in storm,
It's freedoms song the mass are singing,
Behind behold the tottering thrones
And dazed multitude of drones;
The bell of progress now is ringing.
The slave has dotted his yoke and chain,
The drinker viii not drink again,
Glad news the harnessed lghtning's bringing;
oppression casts his scourge away.
We see the dawn OF bright day.
The golden bells of Heaven are ringing.
&C. " Buagay, IN Temperance Banner.
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LIFE'S SEASONS.

hint Of springing verdure; bluebird's ring
ing call;
The silky catkins showing;
The music of the flowing
And rush of brooks a-breaking from winters
icy thran
The breath of balmy breezes the maple blooms
unfold;
The sweet and tender cooling
OF wild birds in their wooing;
The verdant meadows dotted with dandellon
gold.
TWO merry children laughing and shouting at
their play:
Their happy voices ringing
A sense Of joy seems bringing
So sweet their budding spring time, their child
hoods merry May.
White cloud-puns ever floating in fecks against
the blue;
The bobolink's glad singing
The golden sunlight flinging
Its rays to rpen berries all wet with shining
dew.
The scents Of grass and clover in new-mown
sweetness come
On winds DER meadows blowing;
The faint and plaintive lowing
OF kline in distant pastures blends with the in
socts hum
A modest bushing maiden; a youth close at
her side;
Her downcast eyes confessing
Her heart he is possessing;
And summer with her blossoms decks out a
willing BRIDE
a line of hazy forests; distant rifles crack;
The small shy squirrels wrangling;
The twisted grape-vines dangling
In rich and spicy sweetness their clusters, pur-
ple-black.
The stubble fields lie golden; the trees with
crimson glow;
Blue-jays are harshly calling,
And ripe brown nuts are falling
In showers for eager searching among the
leaves below.
Two people true and loyal, happy man and
Wife;
Their children to them clngng
While both fond hearts are singing
The song of welded lovers comes-the autumn
of their life.
Bare nests on leafess branches, ice wreathed in
coats of mail;
Fair snowy robes are heaping
In folds DER blossoms sleeping
Yet sleeping but to waken with spring on hill
and vale
Jack Frost with nimble fingers paints on the
window pane,
And at his chilly breathing
crystal bridge is wreathing
To still the waters ripple till spring time come
again.
Two white-haired people living their days, with
children flown;
The tides of life abating
Show two true hearts awaiting
Till times vail shall be lifted to show the Great
Unknown.
Mary 9. Huntin gtOn, in Springfield (lfaS8.)
Republican.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Ruskin has made $40, 900 out of the
sale of his books last year.
"A magazine in the interest of au-
thors is coming out in Boston.
Admiral Porter has received $780,
900 bonus on his naval history and gets
in addition twenty per cent on all of
the books sold.
Gladstone and Beaconsfeld are two
notable examples of statesmen who
have been aided and inspired to greater
effort by their wives. st. Louis Repub
lican
George G. Gorham, of Washington,
formerly Secretary of the Senate, is to
write biography of Edwin M. STAN
ton. He hopes to complete it in two
years.
William Badd, of Melbourne, is
better man than his name would indi-
cate. He spends half his income every
year in relieving the needs of desery-
ing people.
Roswell Beardsley, postmaster at
North Lansing, N. Y. was appointed
in 1928, during the Administration of
John Quincy Adams, and has held the
office ever since.
The son of the Duchess de Galliera
probably has the finest collection of
postage stamps in the world, filing 800
volumes and costing more than $780,
000.-Chtcago AdUance.
The venerable Captain Bassett,
who was appointed page at the re-
quest of Daniel Webster, and who has
been in the employ of the United States
Senate for nearly fifty years, is busy
at present in writing his "reminiscences.
Chicago Herald.
The honorary degree of Doctor of
Laws has been conferred by St.
Andrews, the senior Scotch University,
on Rev. William G. Winslow, Phi. D.,
of Boston, and of Doctor of Divinity on
Prof. Philip II. Schaff, Ii. D., of New
York.-Golden Rule.
"A book entitled Americans in
Paris" is soon to be published by res
ident American journalist. The con-
tents will comprise sketch of Ameri-
cans who have been identified with
Paris, beginning with Benjamin Ruch;
list of American Colony, with address
es; sketch of American artists, with list
of names, and other matter of interest
to resident and travelling Americans
Troy Times.
There died a few days ago in
Roono, in the Government of Volhynia,
a peasant woman named Kutnyak at
the age of one hundred and ten years.
She had followed Napoleon's army to
Moscow as market-woman in 1928,
and was attached in similar capacity
in the Polish army from 1918 to 1922.
She then went to Paris, where she
lived until the Crimean War and then
returned to her native town of Roono.
M z Graphic.
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Walking Costume of XIV. jacket opens
Scotch Plaid and Velvet. broadly over an
ample waistcoat IN regular colonial
fashion. This vest is of pale, gold-colored
corded silk, or pique, fastened with dark
enamel buttons, set in gold.
Wraps for demi-dress, are made of ma
terial matching the costume. The most
fashionable wrap just now for elegant
wear, resembles huge jetted butterfly.
There is bit of costly net velvet or silk,
which represents the body. this glistening
with beaded ornamentation. The wings
are pair of loose, half-long sleeves, which
barely reach the elbow. These are made Of
solid jetted nets, and though little, they
are, as rule, very expensive.
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woll.Fonndeh sunerstition.

''Yo' hab not yet called to me at de
house, said colored West End belle to
her Adonis the other night.
de trouble is, has nos got de acquaint-
ance of your family" he replied.
'Come up, den, and be introduced"
''Is your ladder at home?"
'Dat am jist whar he ann
''Am dar a dog about de premisesT'
'sDar am not.''
What size boot does your ladder WARP
'sNo. 1871
% guess, den, viii defer gwine up toda
parental mansion dis evenin'. Thirteen am
On anlucky pnmheFi "a~Bestoa Qagrtfri
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C. D. f.


''Say, Nose" said an Austin colore1
dude to an old darby, more famous for his
ability to punish whisky than 10 irritate
work, didn't Miss Car'Iine useter be an
ole flame OBJ yours?"
Eyes. Rube," replied old Nose, I" dun
specs Car'line and Iuseter be mighty thick,
I tell yer. She Tilted me wonct"
OATS what tho't Car'line was MUIR
ried las ebenin'''
Fac! Who hurried her!"
''Peg-legged Jake"
'Am dat 500 Nos, eff I'd knowed she
wer gwine to frew herself away on dat
remnant OBJ man in dat style, I'd humil.
lated myself and axed her agin. "-Teras
SittingS.
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pilot cloth, tricot
or ladies' cloth,
braided in gold or
silver, with a like
garniture upon the
bodice. These are
shown in my rtle
gree n, admiral
blue and heliotrope,
and are the height
of style abroad.
The Y are fashioned
in various ways, as
was noted among
the models exhib-
tied in 10Th street.
Some of the suits
show a plain skirt
with odd diagonal
drapin gs across the
front and one side,
the other side killed
and trimmed with
silk cord dpp!iques.
There are full
draperies at the
back, and the Louis
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-06

AT Delmonico's-Cadley and his
Uncle Jack. from California, at dinner.
Cadley-"How do you like that terra
pin stew, Uncle JACKIE" Uncle" Fair,
my boy, fair. Flavor not bad, but |
like sardines BETTER Galley
sardines bettera WhyP" Uncle-''You
can swallow the bones. n--Towa Topics,
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The extreme richness of the milk
of the reindeer that feed on the wild
MOSES of Sweden has led to an exam
ination of the moss as an article of
food. These researches have resulted
in the establishment of a number of
moss dealers in Russia and Sweden
and prosperous and growing interest
has been developed.
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shown in all the
new tin is of vio-
lets, heliotrope,
cameo, apricot,
Dresden, blue and
pin k, P o Ii S h
brown, which is a
shade very SINH
lar to pale terra
Gotta, and the
many lovely tints
Of gray, green and
yellow. T h e s g
goods are made up
with killed skirts,
long Gre C i a n
tunics and round
waists, with vel
vet revers, or in
a more elaborate
manner with ac-
C e S S orie s Of
creamy lace and
ribbon adornings,
the bodice open
ing over a vest of
lace, which may
r1T
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Princes Polonaise and 7 h e mpor g
Fancy Striped Skirt. houses are also
aglow with novelties, and there is absolute
ly no limit to the fancy for color, and
individual taste may this season be in
dulged to almost any extent The race be-
tween black and white for favor is with
such doubtful results that the two have
once again joined forces to sweep before
them whatever competitors they may.
Black lace has special status, an individ-
ual existence of its own, and is now as
much an established factor as black silk.
Superb toilets are displayed, made of
these elegant "woven Dreams" and the
new patterns, both in founcing and nets,
are marvels of artistic beauty, delicacy,
and last, but not least, are marvels also in
the matter of low price. Lace, indeed, of
every description is a Juror, a mania; and
lace gowns, plain, elaborate, long and
short, will be i'll the highest vogue through
out the entire summer. Lace is even made
into odd stylish pelisses and surtouts for
garden party wear, over tinted silks, cut
en- princesse, and also into graceful gar
ments, showing a jacket back, and long
panel-like fronts, which reach quite to the
bottom of the dress skirt Either of these
models is considered the height of style
and of dainty elegance.
Among the other facrics are the newly
imported French cashmeres, which are
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-05-06

THE chief chemist of the Brooklyn
Health Board calls the attention of the
health commissioner to the fact that
brewers are largely using salicylic acid
to prevent their bottled beer from fer
mentation. And the honest brewers
claim that 1t Is such q healthy bevers
ageI
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THERE is no use in cutting down the
days labor from ten to eight hours, if
the two hours gained are spent in a
rum-hole. There would be no use in
making arbitration compulsory, if one
of the parties was likely to be kept
from obeying the decision by liquor.
There would be no use in handing over
all the property in the world to labor
ing men, if they drink as they do now.
They would soon dissipate it, and add
nothing to the store.-M T. Nation.
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Fl n ed tastes, and
while, in many in
stances, there N a Y
be less elaboration
in the construction
of costumes, there is
a striking evidence
of unusual thought
fulness in the SYM
metry, elegance and
general effect of ar.
rangement w hic h
has never been ex-
celled. The methods
of arranging walk
ing costumes are linn
itless. A half hour
spent in the recep-
ton rooms of a de-
signer disclosed fam
cies which the past
ages never dreamed
of, an d charming
/ surprises even to the
, most devoted expe-
rienced votary of
modern art in the
school o f fashion.
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GOVERNOR BEAVER, of Pennsylvania,
is following the commendable example
Of Governor Lounsbury, of Connecticut,
in forbdding the members of his staff
10 indulge in Intoxicating drinks ct
pfieial dinners,
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VERY DILUTED CORN.

How Bushel of Useful Grain Consum
the Substance of the Country in Being
Converted Into Liquor.
We are not very familiar, says the
New England Farmer, with the cur
rent prices of alcoholic beverages; so
we can not vouch for the accuracy of
the figures given in the Milling World,
from which we make the following ex-
tract. If they are anywhere near the
truth, both corn growers and whisky
consumers ought to be made acquainted
with their significance:
Let our correspondent trace bushel
of corn, for instance, from the field to
the drinkers glass. The grower works
at least two hours in raising bushel
/ of corn. He sells the bushel for 30
/ cents on his farm. He spends the 80
cents for two drinks, thus parting for
ever with his corn. Now follow the
corn. 1t cost 80 cents, and is turned
into seventeen quarts of Intoxicating
drink. The distillers receive 40 cents
gallon for converting it into whisky.
The corn in its changed shape repre-
sents the original 80 cents, and the
$1.70 for the distiller, making its value
at this stage 81 Then the Govern
ment tax of 80 cents gallon adds
$3.50 to the value, swelling it to $3.50.
The bushel of corn now passes on to
the job statesmen and wholesalers, and
through them to the retailers. BY the
| time it has reached the retailers, it has
been ''reduced'' in strength and in
creased in quantity, by the admiXturc
of water and other more harmful sub
stances, so that its measure has at least
been doubled; and the corn, when it
begins to drop into the drinkers
glasses on the bar, represents about 81
gallons of drink.
Allowing 60 drinks to the gallon, the
official bar average, the bushel of corn
will furnish 270 drinks, which, at an
average of - cents to the drink, will
take $1,000 from the pockets of the
consumers. This, added to the 1886
put into the corn up to the time of
reaching the jobbers, makes a total of
$46.35 Subtract the 80 cents which
the farmer receives for the corn, and
the balance, $46.05, will show the
amazing profits made by those who do
not till the soil to grow the corn, but
who multiply infinitely, by scientific
means, the mischievous powers of the
grain, and who from this hurtful
multiplication reap easy, large, and
reliable profits. The original price of
the bushel of corn is contained 155
tines in the ultimate receipts from it.
In this way the enormous wasting
power of alcoholic drink can be easily
understood.
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DR.. N. B. RICHARDSON, an eminent
English physician, opposes taking
stimulants at night for a ''night-cap,"
because of the extra work it gives the
heart when it needs rest. He says:
when you take your wine or grog
you do not allow that rest, for the in
fuence of alcohol is to increase the
number of strokes, and, instead of
getting this rest, you put on some
thing like $1,000 extra strokes, and the
result is you rise up very unfit for the
next days work.
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FASHION LETTER.

The Seasons Exhibit of Styles and Fab
RIGS Walking Costumes-Lacc Gowns
Now the Furor, Tailor Made Suits to
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Conscientious Discrimination to Be Exer-
cised in the Performance of Home Du-
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-NS--
HUM OROUS.

Boys, Watt Tyler was
killed at Smithfield." First Bad Boy
''Knox, the halter, sir"
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to do-laugh or cry. AS it was, he
compromised the matter by sniff and
chucxle which astonished the bows
quite as much as any thing that had
happened.
Twenty cents is twenty cents" he
replied, after short pause; sit don't
make no difference who it comes from
but amt never had no gals in my
school, and dunno as the boys would
like it. But what do you all say? Take
this stool and set down, Mag, while ]
put it to vote. There amt no harm
done to talk it over, you know"
1t did not detract in the least from
the kindness of the act that Shanghai
Bill did not rise to give the girl the
stool, but kicked it along with his foot
She took the offered seat Immediately,
and waited in silence to see what
would be done next.
"When | was in the army" said
Bill, very slowly, and fin gering hi;
spectacles a good deal more than
| seemed sGrlctly necessary, "afor go1
the wound that druv me to one leg,
was struck in the shoulder and left fol-
dead. They said the breath of life was
clean knocked out of me. Is'post
twas, for awhile, but faint so easy tC
kill some folks.
That's sol" came in suppressed
tones from every part of the room.
''Wall, the fust thing I knew, a
queer little fgger sot side of me.
Mind We, every body else had gone
about their business, for wasn't moth
ing but poor private. And this little
figger said, soft and tender. like as 3
mother might speak to her dying
babhy; Here, comrade, drink this,
and she lifted my head, and put hel
cantean to my mouth, and ] drank,